And abundant in compassion, because he makes his compassions abound more and more to those now living and to those who are gone and to those yet to come: For the implied idea at the beginning of this verse, see the comments on verse 133. Good News Bible makes it explicit by beginning with “And he is known as.” Abundant in compassion may be rendered “very compassionate” or even better “very forgiving.” For those yet to come, compare verse 132. Here is an alternative model for this verse:

• He [or, God] is also known as very forgiving, because he is always forgiving sinners, not only those now living but also those who have died and those who have not yet been born.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.